Coolest partnership for engineering consultancy

MANCHESTER-based engineering, environmental and design consultancy Sweco has partnered with BAM Nuttall on a £100m framework for modern research facilities in the Antarctic.

The British Antarctic Survey Construction Partner framework, commissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), will take place over the next 10 years and will enable British scientists to continue vital research into major issues facing the planet.

Sweco will be utilising its multi-disciplinary expertise across the UK, as well as experience in its offices throughout Europe, to deliver the various design elements.
 
Iain Scott, Sweco’s director of transportation, said: “We are extremely pleased to be BAM Nuttall’s design partner on this BAS project to modernise its research facilities. We look forward to applying our cold climate design and construction expertise on such a high profile project.”

The initial phase of the project will be the upgrading of the existing wharf at the BAS Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula to accommodate the RRS Sir David Attenborough research vessel.
 
Allan Rogers, construction partnership director at BAM Nuttall, said: “In addition to their extensive multi-disciplinary skills and cold climate experience, it is Sweco’s strong collaborative culture and commitment to explore new approaches that makes them such an appropriate partner for this commission. This extends the developing relationship between both organisations both in the UK and internationally.”

BAS stations in Signy, South Orkney Islands, and King Edward Point, South Georgia are also set to be modernised as part of the £100mi programme and the design role undertaken by Sweco on these projects will further foster and grow the UK’s level of expertise and experience of working in challenging design and construction environments.

In the UK, Sweco employs 800 people and has particular expertise in the fields of energy, transportation, environment, asset management, sustainable buildings and water.

It consults on major projects nationwide via its network of offices in Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Maidenhead, Manchester, Newcastle, Peterborough and Solihull.

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